108 COKNACK.K. (UOGWOOI) lAMIl.Y.) 



drupes jiiilo liliic. — Dry woods, Florida to Soiitli Carolinn, nnd westward. 

 June. — .V slirul) or small tree. liram lic'8 slender and soinetiuies warty. 



* * Ftouvrs capitate, subtended hi/ a white 4-liarrd involucre. 



G. C. fiorida, L. Leaves ovate-lanceolate or ovate, at len^'th Rinooth on 

 both sides ; flowers greenish ; drupes ovoid, red. — Oak woods, common. Mav. 

 — A small tree. Wood hard and elose-'.'rained. Leaves of the involucre cmar- 

 ginate and thickened at the summit, showy. 



2. NYSSA, L. SoT-R Gum. 



Flowers ditecio-polypamous. Sterile flowers in many-flowered heads or cymes. 

 Calyx 5-parted. Stamens .'5-10. Petals and pistil none. Fertile flowers sinf;lc 

 or few in a head. Calyx-limb 5-toothed or obsolete. Pet^ils 5, minute, or want- 

 ing. Stamens 5 - 10, mostly sterile. Style long, revolutc. Stigma decurrent. 

 Ovary 1-celled. Drupe 1-seeded. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire 

 or rarely toothed, finely reticulated. Flowers small, greenish, on axillary or 

 lateral peduncles. 



* Sterile fiowexs in loose rlustn's. 



1. N. multiflora, Wang. Leaves oval or obovatc, mostly acute, tomen- 

 tose when young, at length shining above : fertile peduncles long and slender, 

 3 - 8-flowered ; drupes ovoid, dark blue. — Rich upland woods, Florida to Mis- 

 sissippi, and northward. May. — A tree 30° - .50° high, with widely spreading 

 branches. Leaves rather thick, dark green, 2'- 5' long. Fertile peduncles 1^'- 

 3' long. Drupe ^' long. 



2. N. aquatica, L. Branches, leaves, &c. tomentosc when young, at 

 length nearly smooth ; leaves short-jjetioled, varying from lanceolate to orbicu- 

 lar, obtuse, sometimes slightly cordate; peduncles short, the fertile ones 1 - 2- 

 flowered ; drupes oval, blue. — Ponds and swamps, Florida to North Carolina, 

 and westward. April and May. — A large tree, or in pine-barren swamps 

 sometimes a mere shrub. Leaves l'-2' long. Peduncles ^'- 1' long. Drupe 

 smaller than in the last. 



3. N. uniflora, Walt. Leaves large, long-pctiolcd, ovate or oblong, acute, 

 entire or sharply toothed, tomentosc beneath, the lower ones often cordate ; fer- 

 tile peduncles elongated, 1-flowercd ; drupes ovate-oblong, dark blue. (N. 

 tomcntosa, Michx. N. grandidcntata, Michx. f.) — Deep swamps and ponds, 

 Florida to Xorth Carolina, and westward. April. — A large tree. Leaves 

 4' - C long. Drupe 8" - 12" long. 



* * Sterile flowers capitate. 



4. N. eapitata, Walt. (Ogeechee Lime.) Leaves large, short-pctioled, 

 oblong, oval or obovatc, mucronate or acute, tomentosc beneath ; flowers below 

 the leaves, the fertile ones perfect, solitary, on very short peduncles ; drupe ob- 

 long, red. — Swamps, Florida and Georgia, near the coast, and westward. — 

 A small tree. Leaves 3' - 5' long. Drupe 1' long, agreeably acid. 



